Terrors of Telge

This week, Mother of Five and I had the chance to go check on a few existing boxes and plan our annual additions to the Terrors of Telge. I even planted a box or so for this year's haunting season.

Two years ago, we held our first small Houston gathering at Telge park...and the Terrors of Telge were born! Unfortunately, when it came time for the gathering itself, I was throwing-up ill and missed my own gather. But, my husband and kids went, and had a blast!

In the intervening period, plenty of new boxes on the terrors theme have been added to the park. And, unfortunately this spring, with record rains, we lost a few of the ones along the creek side. It's always fun to see what people come up with, and what new Terrors are lurking.

Right now, things are great at Telge. All the trails are dry, and the mosquitos are minimal. Great boxing weather!

One of my favorite all-time plants, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, is at Telge. Its last visitor was in November, 2006. It always amuses me when people whine about not having frequent enough visitors to their boxes. For me, that's just the norm. Even though there are lots of boxes in Houston, a lot of them go long periods unvisited. That's why I try to let go after I plant. In my book, you plant what you love, and hopefully how ever many visitors you do get will enjoy the experience; everything else is out of your control. There are people who love my boxes, and probably people who don't. I plant for myself and those who enjoy what I do.

MS' Frankenstein has some pretty tricky clues (on purpose) that have tripped more than one boxer up. But, I love that box and I'm happy to report that it's alive and well and just waiting to be found by someone who wants to try and conquer it.

Who will be the next to brave the Terrors of Telge?